MEET THE PRESS Tops Sunday Morning as #1 Public Affairs Hour for 11/4

On the Sunday before election day, "Meet the Press with David Gregory" was the top-rated Sunday morning public affairs hour for the week ending November 4, 2012, according to Nielsen Media Research data.

“Meet the Press” attracted 3.226 million total viewers, leading This Week by +12% (+340,000), the Face The Nation Hour by +36% (+851,000), and FOX News Sunday by +106% (+1,660,000).

“Meet the Press” delivered an additional 1,303,000 total viewers and 604,000 A25-54 viewers with rebroadcasts -- 730,000 total viewers and 454,000 A25-54 viewers on the network, and 573,000 total viewers and 150,000 A25-54 viewers on MSNBC.

Other Highlights:In rating A25-54, “Meet the Press” topped This Week by +13% (+1 tenth), the Face The Nation hour by +50% (+3 tenths), and topped FOX News Sunday by +80% (+4 tenths).“Meet the Press” averaged 1,057,000 A25-54 (000) viewers, leading This Week by +16% (+144,000), the Face The Nation Hour by +56% (+378,000), and FOX News Sunday by +64% (+411,000).Versus the same broadcast last season, “Meet the Press” was up in total viewers (+8%, or +246,000), rating W/M/A18-49 (+40%/+40%/+40%), and rating M/A25-54 (+43%/+13%).Compared to its 4Q’12/season-to-date average, “Meet the Press” was also up in total viewers (+7%, or +219,000), rating W/M/A18-49 (+40%/+17%/+40%) and rating W/M/A25-54 (+14%/+25%/+13%).Season-to-date, “Meet the Press” has grown in total viewers (+7%, or +203,000), rating A18-49 (+20%), and rating W/M/A25-54 (+14%/+14%/+14%) versus the comparable season-to-date period last year.